An apology was rendered to Dr. Addison same day the raid took place - Franklin Cudjoe
Founding President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe has stated that an apology was made to former Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Ernest Addison the same day that his house was raided by national security operatives.
Franklin Cudjoe asked the state security to proceed cautiously while holding officials who served in the previous administration accountable.
“An apology was rendered to Dr. Addison same day the raid took place. Please let us proceed cautiously. We all want accountability, retrieval, and retribution. There is a tall lst of alleged and some easily provable economic crimes under the previous government.
“The current government must not distract itself from the goal. It must make little or no mistakes. We need our money even if it takes 5 to 6 years in some of the cases. God give us life for the week ahead,” he wrote on Facebook.
Franklin Cudjoe had earlier asked President and the Inspector General of Police (IGP) why some money was missing in the home of Dr Addison after national security officers raided his home.
In a post on his Facebook page, he said “Thieving thugs, supposedly from National Security raided the home of former BoG governor? Mr. President, IGP, what is going on?”
Franklin Cudjoe had also made the point that search warrants are used for lawful searches, not to vandalise property, or steal food, money and jewellery.
This is what happens in a civilised country, he said.
He was reacting to the allegation that Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin made that some money could not be found after Richard Jakpa led national security operatives stormed the home of former Governor of Bank of Ghana Dr Ernest Addison in Roman Ridge, Accra, on Wednesday, March 19.
The operatives reportedly disabled the CCTV system before conducting their search.
“Some GHC10,000 on his bed could not be found. So some of these hungry party foot soldiers they use who parade themselves as National Security Operatives are after all perhaps not being paid, and they use this opportunity to steal,” Afenyo-Markin claimed.
He added “The governor’s wife’s earrings and necklaces were also not traced. They couldn’t be found. In other words, those operatives stole these earrings and necklaces. Ghana is a matured democracy, and we should do better.”
In a Facebook post, Franklin Cudjoe said “It is embarassing for the Majority Leader of the ruling govt to be rendering apologies on behalf of state-sponsored thugs who raid the home of citizens. In a civilised country, warrants secured are for lawful searches, not to vandalise property, steal food, money and jewelry.”
READ ALSO: Empty money storage boxes found in Ex-BoG Governor Addison’s home – National Security
Meanwhile, National Security has revealed to 3News.com that empty money storage boxes were discovered at the residence of former Bank of Ghana Governor, Dr. Ernest Addison, during a raid on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.
According to National Security officials, they had obtained a search warrant before entering Dr. Addison’s Roman Ridge home. They claim the operation was based on intelligence suggesting that the former governor was in possession of funds belonging to the central bank.
In an exclusive interview to , National Security also admitted to handling the CCTV system in Addison’s residence, explaining that they retrieved the hard drive as part of standard investigative procedures.
However, they firmly denied allegations that operatives stole cash or jewelry from the household.
“We did not take any money or jewelry from Dr. Addison’s home. We will, in due course, make public a full list of items retrieved during the search,” a National Security source stated.
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